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Friday, September 06, 2019

Oscar Peterson, Roland Kirk, Duke Ellington, Count Basie
Newport 1962


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  1. Something struck me when I read the names of the four performers above. Not only were they supreme talents but each one could be held up as a poster child for the concept of "work ethic".

    For example, O.P. wanted to play trumpet but had a case of TB at a young age and had to switch to piano. Folks who knew him as a youth claim he practiced scales for hours on end. And memorized the classics.

    Read the bios of these guys, they took nothing for granted and worked their asses off, pretty much all their lives. And little money to show for it. Pure inspiration they are.

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  2. OMG! The Clara Ward Gospel Singers? If I died right now I'd be in heaven!

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  3. OT: In advance of this years anniversary of 9/11:

    Islamic Regimes' Deep Involvement in 9 11 Exposed https://youtu.be/6ia7CfW8r7Q via @YouTube
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ia7CfW8r7Q
    https://twitter.com/andrewbostom/status/1170288803451408384
    *******
    REVEALED: In the run-up to President Obama’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran, the U.S. military under the Obama administration reportedly used American spy satellites to monitor Israel out of concern that the Jewish state would strike Iran.
    https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1170301525090078725

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  4. Yes, we SHOULD monitor monitor ANY state we give billions in aid to EVERY YEAR, particularly Israel

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